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May 2009 NPD Numbers Look Soft

May's NPD numbers are out and the recession is really showing on this month's sales. May 2009 numbers were down 23% from May 2008's numbers, with hardware dropping 30%, to $302.5 million. Console winners were pretty much what you'd expect, with Nintendo keeping its lead, while a surprising piece of software took number one.

Anthony says: Bionic Commando is strangely absent, and I'm surprised to see Punch Out!! sell less copies than Mario Kart. Still, the biggest surprise and success story of all the games in the Top 10 is UFC 2009 Undisputed, which sold over a million units between its two SKUs. Hardware numbers were definitely sluggish, but the order's pretty much exactly what I figured, with Nintendo's handheld dominating thanks to the release of the DSi.